Archive for April 2017
Saturday, October 14th – 7:30-10:00 pm
Darren Johnston/Marcus Stephens/Wil Blades/Scott Amendola
jazz club! when lights are low…
The Jazz Philanthropists Union presents… Darren Johnston, trumpet Marcus Stephens, tenor sax Wil Blades, organ Scott Amendola, drums $15-20 sliding scale; Students $10 This evening will mark the first performance of a new organ-driven quartet assembled by trumpeter/composer Darren Johnston, featuring the long-time power duo of Wil Blades and Scott Amendola, plus the deeply creative…
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Friday, October 13th – 5:30-8 pm
Don Alberts Quintet
jazz and bebop in the bookshop
every Friday since 2002
Ian Carey, trumpet Tod Dickow , tenor sax Don Alberts, piano John Donnelly, bass Ron Marabuto, drums
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Monday, October 9th – 7:30-10:00 pm
RJAM Jazz Jam!
Every 2nd Monday!
Second Mondays, Bird & Beckett hosts a jam session for the inaugural class of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s brand new jazz BMUS (Bachelor of Music) degree program. The first date, in September, was a phenomenal delight. And so it goes! Get in here and get in on it! This is the present and…
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. . . 2, 3, 4! duo, trio, quartet… pianist Grant Levin
2nd, 3rd & 4th Sunday evenings, every month
Tonight! Sunday, October 8th – 7:30 pm
Grant Levin / Greg D’Augelli Duo
Best jazz piano player ever, in your own back yard! Tatum? Mary Lou Williams? Herbie Nichols? Meet your young colleague from the North Coast. He’s San Francisco’s finest… And a pianist for the ages. We’re not joking! ……………. Grant, with a freshly minted degree in jazz performance from University of Nevada at Reno, met saxophonist…
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Tonight! Saturday, October 7th – 7:30-10 pm
Sueños
jazz club! when lights are low…
every Saturday night
Tonight: $15 to $20 sliding scale… for students: $5 The Jazz Philanthropists Union presents… Sueños— expanding the boundaries of this jazz music! Noah Frank, trumpet; Eli Maliwan, tenor sax; James Mitchell, piano; Alex Farrell, bass; Evan Williams, drums, playing tonight from a straight ahead, hard bop bag, and always pushing the evolution of jazz through…
Read MoreSorry, Sunday’s Litquake event at Bird & Beckett has been cancelledÂ
Due to unavoidable circumstances for some of the participants, the Oct. 8 panel on literary translation from Tamil has been cancelled. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience. Visit Litquake’s site at this link for the full schedule. Dozens of exciting events are slated all over the City!
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